000 FZNT24 KNHC 220242 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 22N98W WILL REFORM FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO 25N95W TO 21N97W MIDDAY MON AND MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM BIG BEND TO 23N97W LATE MON...AND FROM S FLORIDA TO 25N95W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. FRONT WILL REMAIN IN THIS POSITION THROUGH WED. THE FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THU AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER TEXAS AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO 22N93W WITH TROUGH SOUTH TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE THU AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. FRI. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO NE 20 TO 25 THU. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 95W THU... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 5 FT. .MON...E OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THU S OF 22N W OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT THU. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2007 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2007 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO SW 10 KT MON NIGHT. MON NIGHT N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/COBB